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Excessive Punishment for the Rich and Famous

The sheriff going after Michael Phelps is committing a miscarriage of justice, attacking Phelps only for his fame.
MITCHELL BLATT
Usually, you see rich people getting away with murder or having no charges filed against them because of their fame.

This time, Michael Phelps may face charges for being photographed smoking marijuana simply because he is famous.
Michael Phelps [...]

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Football’s over, and that uh, sucks

What the heck are we supposed to talk about now (O yeah, basketball and baseball and all of those other friends, but c’mon nothing tops football (american football that is).
SCOTT JACOBS
The Super Bowl is amazing and horrible at the same time.  It’s amazing because well, it’s the freaking Super Bowl, but it’s horrible because [...]

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Hey that didn’t take long– one day after their Super Bowl loss– Arizona is already getting disrespected for 2009

Vegas is out with their betting odds on who will take home next year’s Super Bowl in Miami (boy they work fast!) and here’s a shocker, the Cardinals are 18th, and the Steelers aren’t even first
SCOTT JACOBS
If this past season taught us anything, it’s that you have to be certifiably insane to pick the [...]

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Step up to the plate Pirates, you’re up next

In this recent era of woebegone franchises turning into championship surprises overnight, and with the city of Pittsburgh seemingly ruling the world, is it so much to ask of the Pirates to keep the downtrodden/Pittsburgh mojo thing going?  Survey says: yes
SCOTT JACOBS
It’s borderline amazing that seemingly no one has brought this up in the aftermath [...]

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